Archive - 10/2022

Problems arising for residents of South Ossetia at the customs post "Lower Zaramag" in connection with the partial mobilization announced in Russia were discussed at the session of the Republic's Parliament on Tuesday.

The head of the Parliamentary Committee on foreign policy and inter-parliamentary relations, Zaza Dryaev, explained that “citizens of South Ossetia, permanently residing on the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia, and having Russian citizenship at the same time, had problems with passing through customs.”

South Ossetian parliamentarians at the session on Tuesday approved the draft law "On joining the agreement on the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union."

The issue for consideration by the deputies was submitted by the Deputy Chairman of the profile Committee of the Parliament on small business and agriculture Arsen Kvezerov.

On October 15-16, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in the Benelux countries Radion Pukhaev took part in the XV regional conference of organizations of Russian compatriots from the European countries, which was held at the platform of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Istanbul, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia reports.

South Ossetia is not indifferent to what is happening in the Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, and we show this by our participation in the special military operation,” MP David Sanakoev said in a commentary to the “Res” news agency.

“Our volunteers went to the Donbass back in 2014, and since then they have been participating in this fight on the side of the defenders of Donbass. In addition, our state was the first to recognize the independence of the DPR and the LPR. We show our solidarity with these republics in every possible way,” Sanakoev said.

The capital of South Ossetia will "become related" with several cities of Russia and Abkhazia, the mayor of Tskhinval Geno Kadzhaev told IA“Res”.

According to the mayor, cooperation agreements will be signed in the near future.

The events in Ukraine had a global impact on the whole world, including South Ossetia, - Alexander Pliev, Vice-Speaker of the Republic's Parliament, told the “Res” news agency.

The parliamentarian has noted that many guys from South Ossetia are taking part in the special military operation, including volunteers and employees of the 4th Russian military base.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev commented on the situation with the Agreement with Russia on dual citizenship, which, among other things, regulates the issues of conscription of citizens for military service.

“The work in this direction is underway,” the Minister said.

It should be noted that residents of South Ossetia, who have citizenship of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia, began to be issued with conscription, at the customs point "Lower Zaramag" due to the partial mobilization announced in Russia.

Employees of the V. Gazzaev Special Purpose Police Detachment delivered humanitarian aid to the servicemen participating in the special military operation in Ukraine, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

The OMON personnel collected about 400 thousand rubles.

Acquisition of necessary goods was carried out on the territory of Russia. According to the Deputy Commander of the OMON, Vladislav Sanakoev, they faced some difficulties during the purchase, as some military goods were in short supply, while others rose significantly in price.

Representatives of youth from South Ossetia took part in the Taurida art cluster, being held from 4 to 10 October in the Crimea. The trip was organized as part of the educational program of Rossotrudnichestvo "Hello, Russia!".

As Svetlana Alborova, a participant of the festival, a student of the South Ossetian State University, told IA “Res”, the South Ossetian delegation included eight people.

According to her, representatives of Armenia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, the DPR, etc. took part in the event.

Employees of the Migration Department of South Ossetia checked the documents for the legality of the stay of foreign citizens on the territory of the Republic, as well as the availability of work patents, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia reports.

“During the raids, law enforcement officers also paid attention to their living conditions,” the department said.